Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-17
xLixTH CONGRE"

In the Senate on the 18th res .,n,so,s from ,bs
Kansas Legislature were reo ~ anS deha+ad
praying for the organiZatio n ~ ~, rer-i+orr of
OAianolna. onis were passed appropriatng
es+ab5;stsao.. 5000 to encourage the
80 So or1roo, Ansfactories, md to pro-
modern army an <aavsI warfare. About TWENTY
iaouSI o.,ts u Ginor Importance were passed
,,ioco. .n nc Eoase the bill making changes IN
sIireo,ri Eolding terms of Federal Court in
.eas passed.
IN ID Senate on the sth petition was pre-
sehl' Il from citizens of Ohio asking for negotia-
.Lo' 8 for the acquisition OF Canada Nh. Vest
IL Produced bill to authorize bridging the Mis-
kts1ri river near Lexington. The fisheries
{ question was debated under the head
cret session cut II of....In The House
bills were introduced to pay the Civil
Service Commissioners 5000 salary per year,
and to abolish fee systems and Substitute sala
| ries Cor certain officials of the department OF
Justice; the last framed measure was produc-
| tive of considerable warm debate. The Chi
nose Indemnity Dill was passed to pay Tor
damages by the Rock Springs (Wyo.) riots OF
| 1885.
In the Senate, on the 9th the day was taken
1 up with eulogies Of Senator Logan, deceased,
| Senators CuIiom, Morgan, Edmunds, Mander-
| son. Hamilton and others participating 49,. IL
| the House long colloquy took place betw cen
Mr.. Reed SMe) and the Speaker over the re-
| ference efthe Senate hill to encourage the
manufacture Of steel for modern naval e I'd
seee and other naval purposes, the Spea ller
ksal1y referring it te the committee OF ap-
frapriations. Similar questions were raised
ard similar disposition was made of the senate
bill pfc1iding for the manufacture of ordnance
a FOR army purposes and making apprcTTopria-
aions' TOR coast defense. Messrs- Rogers (Ar1D
and Gibson CIV. Va. }, in debating tic bill to
payoehcers Of the Department OF Jostice sal
aries instead OF fees, accused eaen other OF
triffg with the truth, and talked Of personal
responsibility" etc.
| IN the Senate'on the 10th the ELF ction of Mr..
| Furpie United States Senator was protested
bJ Indiana ReIyI blicans, The H5Rse substitutes
afor the Chinese Indemnity biIlEyas passed. TIA
| House amendments to the biz to repeal TIE
Timber Gu lture acts were debated and ces!l-
/ ference was ordered. IN the House the
Republicans filibustered and prevented
action the bill proposing changes
in the management of divisions of the General
| Land Office The Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was cor Sidered in committee of the whole,
and Mr. Alien (Dem.) created considerable str
prise and interest by criticising his party IL
Congress by alleged extravaganza in eXpeHdi-
lures authorized by appropriations.
In the Senate on the 18th a number of rail
road RICK t-of-way bills we're passed The com
mittee education and labor was lnStrp tfed
| to sit during the recess and investigate the
| conditions and relations of capital and Labor
| and report at the next session The PoSb-pHice
| ApproEriation bill was considered, Mr.. tlumt
being the only Senator to speak on It, In the
| House message was received from the
| President announcing the veto of the Fepend
| ent Pension bill. James Johnson's liquid eVap
| Grating process, for which an extension OF
patent is desired, engag ed attention all the
. afternoon, and at the night session pension
bills were locke d after.